2015 BMW X5 air bags problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2015 BMW X5 — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was making a left turn in stopped traffic. Lanes 1 and 2 yielded die to bumper to bumper traffic...as I crossed into lane 3 at 5 to 10 mph...struck by a vehicle going 55 mph plus in opposite direction. My vehicle spun into 3rd vehicle. I hit my head 2 times on driver windows. No airbags deployed…”
filed May 11, 2025
“The car currently has 28,899 miles to date. Mid November 2023, the dashboard indicated that there was a default with the safety system. I took the car to the authorized service center and their diagnostics indicated as follows: Faulty crash safety module. The recommendation was to replace and…”
filed Dec 26, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected vehicles have a driver's frontal air bag inflator that may have been improperly…Campaign 16V683000 · Sep 21, 2016
- In the affected vehicles, the Head Protection System (HPS) air bag may not be securely…Campaign 15V147000 · Mar 13, 2015
Air Bags problems in other X5 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 X5 | 2 | 3% |
| 2024 X5 | 3 | 2% |
| 2023 X5 | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 X5 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 X5 | 7 | 7% |
| 2020 X5 | 6 | 5% |
| 2019 X5 | 12 | 6% |
| 2018 X5 | 4 | 6% |
| 2017 X5 | 5 | 7% |
| 2016 X5 | 5 | 7% |
| 2014 X5 | 6 | 6% |
| 2013 X5 | 47 | 32% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2015 BMW X5
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.